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The fine skeletons of Dinornis maximus , the Great Moa, 
with a height of 10 feet 8 inches, and Eurapteryx gravis , 
the Heavy-footed Moa, adapted for running over rough ground, 
are shown in separate cases. Especially notable is the fine, 
re-constructed skeleton of a Madagascar Moa, Aepyornis 
hildebrandti, showing the short and broad breastbone and 
Fig. 7. Restored Skeleton, by Dr. C. W. Andrews, of the 
Madagascar Moa ( Aepyornis hildebrandti). 
Late Pleistocene. Central Madagascar. 
remains of a very small wing. In the same case is the great 
egg of a larger species of Aepyornis, the capacity of which 
is equal to 148 hen’s eggs. Like the New Zealand Apteryx, 
this bird laid an enormous egg, compared with its size. 
